[Which is odd for Xingchen to say so easily, considering Wei Wuxian's reputation in his world. How he's the Yiling Laozu, one of the cultivation world's biggest boogey men, a morality tale to frighten children into going to bed on time or eating their vegetables. Xingchen shouldn't trust him, and yet the man has done nothing but care for him while they've been in this world. And Xingchen has even gone so far as to claim him as one of his own. It's foolish, for sure, and goes against everything he ever learned.]
He speaks highly of you, as well.
[More specifically, that Lily is someone Xingchen can trust if he needs to speak of his own feelings, considering everything that's come to light as of late. But creepy tunnels with suspicious guards are hardly the place to start bonding so intimately.
His sword becomes the next topic of interest, and Xingchen's fingers freeze for a moment in their work, but he smiles softly all the same.]
It is. It also garners attention, as we've just experienced back there. I'd rather not put any of us in unnecessary situations if I can help it. Better to have people wonder what's on a silly blind man's back than immediately feel threatened by what is clearly a weapon.
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[Which is odd for Xingchen to say so easily, considering Wei Wuxian's reputation in his world. How he's the Yiling Laozu, one of the cultivation world's biggest boogey men, a morality tale to frighten children into going to bed on time or eating their vegetables. Xingchen shouldn't trust him, and yet the man has done nothing but care for him while they've been in this world. And Xingchen has even gone so far as to claim him as one of his own. It's foolish, for sure, and goes against everything he ever learned.]
He speaks highly of you, as well.
[More specifically, that Lily is someone Xingchen can trust if he needs to speak of his own feelings, considering everything that's come to light as of late. But creepy tunnels with suspicious guards are hardly the place to start bonding so intimately.
His sword becomes the next topic of interest, and Xingchen's fingers freeze for a moment in their work, but he smiles softly all the same.]
It is. It also garners attention, as we've just experienced back there. I'd rather not put any of us in unnecessary situations if I can help it. Better to have people wonder what's on a silly blind man's back than immediately feel threatened by what is clearly a weapon.